Car-coupling



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J. U. AVERILL.

CAR COUPLING.

No. 313,702. Patented MarplO, 1885.

UNITED *ra'rns arnNr rrrca.

JOHN c. AVERILL, oF frRAnR, IowA.

CAR-'COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,702, date. March 101, 1885.

Application filed August 22, 1884.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. AvERILna citizen of the United States, residing at Traer, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings; and I do declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in car-couplings; and it consists of a swinging link arranged to be raised and held-for coupling by means of a speeially-formed lever; and it further consists of a lockinglever for holding the link up to the car and out of the way when not in use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my iniproved car-coupling attached to the end of a car; Fig. 2, a similar view showing the swinging link raised and locked at the end of the car. Fig. 8 is a side view, and Fig. 4 is a plan of the swingng link.

Like letters indicate like parts.

A represents the draW-head or bnmper, secured to the car B in any suitable manner. The draw-head is provided 'with a hook, a,

with which the coupling-link of the oppositev car engages. Below and in the rear of this hook a is a notch, b, in which the swinging link (J is pivoted. Apin, c, in the notch pre- Vents the link from being forced outof place.

D is a hand-lever extending across the car under the draw-head, and is ]'ournalcd in bearings d, secured to the end of the car, and provided with handles d', as shown. Two bifurcated bent or slotted arms, E, are secured to shaft D, and project therefrom, one on each side of the draw-bar and link. On each side of thelink,about midway of its length,is alug, button, or pin, e, which fits in the slot or fork f of the arrn E adjacent to it.

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the lugs are enlarged to keep the arms -E in contact with the sides of the link. By turning the handles d' at the sides of the car the arms E raise or lower the links for conpling or uncoupling, as desired, the lugs e sliding in the slots f.

Then the link C is not in use, it can be raised by the hand-lever and locked or held at the end of the car by means of the lockinglever F, as shown in Fig. 2. This lever F is hinged or pivoted to the end of the car at the proper height above the draw-head, and has a crank, g, to overlapthe end of thelink when the handles h are turned down,as shown in Fig. 2. The draw-head is provided with a flaring opening for the reception of the usual coupling-link, and with an opening for a couplingpin, so that the coupling can also be used for cars with this style of link, as shown in Fig. 3.

The link C when hanging down is not in the way, and can therefore be used on platformcars.

The swinging link C can be readily changed, in case of accident or breakage, by removing the pin c in the notch b. The levers D and F being operated from the sides of the car, the operater is not required to enter between the cars, and is thus not eXposed to danger.

Having thus described my inventio'n, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination ofthe draw-head A, having hook a, notch b, and pin c, the swinging link O, provided with lugs c, and the handlever D, provided with bent arms E, having slot f, all substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination,witl1` the swingin'g link JOHN o. AvERiLL.

W'itnesses:

NV. H. BoWnN, F. A. McBRIDn. 

